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youre looking at live picture from the united nations. where all eyes right now are on this years general assembly. president obama and the first lady, michele bachmann, expected to arrive in new york only minutes from now. at issue for the united states and much of the world this week, a showdown over the middle east. the palestinian authority president vowing to submit a formal application for statehood to the united nations security council. it could have serious implications for th...

he has three words of advice today for the obama white house to try to salvage the partys chances of victory in 2012. those words, "fire, indict and fight." james carville is joining us now. james, you created quite a stir in this article youve written for cnn.com. let me read a couple of lines. among other things you say, "what should the white house do now? one word came to mind, panic. this is what i would say to president barack obama. the time has come to demand a plan of action t...

about his advice for perry and the state of the race right now. also, were learning the back story behind ron pauls drama. hes getting flak for an answer to a health care question. turns out the scenario is similar to a real life death in his political family. and president obamas attempt to promote green jobs turns into a bigger embarrassment. first, the company he visited went bankrupt, now, its been raided by the fbi and u.s. taxpayers may be on the hook for hundreds of millions of ...

many are looking at the gop presidential candidates with a fresh eye. did rick perry do anything to damage his status as the frons runner? ill ask newt gingrich about his performance as well. stand by. hes joining us live. plus, a brazen taliban attack on the united states embassy in afghanistan. some insurgents may still be on the loose now. we have new pictures and information coming from kabul and some top california politicians are trying to figure out what, if anything, is left of...

situation room" starts right now. >> thanks, very much happening right now. the gop battle for the white house. eating up here in tampa, florida. just three hours away from hearing eight presidential candidates go ahead it head. they will join me on cnns first ever tea party republican presidential debate. can the texas governor rick perry maintain his growing lead in the polls despite a highly controversial stance on social security? or will mitt romney come from behind and once again...

security to a ponzi scheme. will his performance in his first presidential debate come back to haunt him? the chilling words of the lead high-jacker of 9/11. while the attacks were in progress. stand by for unforgettable audio, some of it never heard before. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." president obama certainly knows full well what he and the american people have at stake this evening. there will be an urgency in his voice when the president goes before a joint ...

>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, riveting new details, the rough draft about president obamas jobs speech. what were learning about the plan he unveiled tomorrow night and whether he has new ideas that will sound either bold or timid. also, rick perrys first test on the presidential debate stage. he got a late ride into this race, but hes moving very quickly right now at the start of his presidential campaign. tonight, he has something, of course, to prove. plus, one o...

also mitt romneys preemptive strike on jobs, the republican unveils his plan days before the presidents big speech. this hour political leaders zeroizer zeroing in on issue number one. do any have a plan that will really work? and texas wildfires destroying more than 700 homes in 48 hours. a massive blaze growing closer to the states capital is growing bigger and more destructive every minute. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." ive covered dick cheney for many years as...

its a probably thats never been wassed by a quake in this country until now. first responders may be getting reasons. stand by for dr. sanjay gupta and details of a new medical study. im westbound westboun im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> how did their political leaders do big things like reduce the debt if they butt heads over a scheduling speech. were learning more about the duty-up over the presidents make-or-break jobs speech this week, and how the date was finall...

though, who want his job. plus, the tea party movement dealing with new divisions while stirring up red hot anger among liberals in congress. why some democrats see the tea party as their worst enemies. and a state of alert as the nation prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. were digging for information on the fbis latest concerns and whether americans should be worried. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we now know that president obama wants to deliver hi...